Bad Apple?
Just a few months ago, some analysts were projecting that Apple would soon reach $1,000 per share. Now they are saying Apple is in for big problems ahead including increased competition, lower profit margins, being forced into less expensive product introductions, and the challenges of maintaining high growth. Apples earnings report brought a traumatic price […]
The End of Cash – Not Quite
Jack Dorsey, the 35-year-old entrepreneur widely known as the creator of Twitter and founder of Square, appeared on a Sunday morning news program to announce the introduction of Square Wallet. The concept behind Square is brilliant and simple. A lemon aid stand, landscaper, or wandering volunteer at the hospital ball selling tickets for a drawing, […]
Nutmeg and Laurel
The post below is from August 2005 when I placed a geocache not far off a trail near the Ridgefield, Connecticut “rails to trails” hiking path. Placement of the cache was approved by the Town of Ridgefield. Since then, geocaching.com shows that 89 people have had the pleasure of finding “Nutmeg and Laurel”, the name […]
iPhone 5 — Week 1
The first pleasure of each iPhone is to watch the logistical system in action. I ordered the iPhone 5 at six AM on September 14. It shipped from ZhengZhou, China eight days later, and then progressed like a checker across the board to Incheon, Korea; Anchorage; Louisville, Jamaica, NY; Windor Locks, CT; Brookfield, CT; and on to Ridgefield […]
iPhone 5 and Sonos
The first post about the iPhone here at patrickWeb was on January 10, 2007. Many iPhone stories have followed since then. I have to admit that I love the iPhone technology and the many things it makes possible. The iPhone 5 will be the sixth iPhone in my life. The string of past models includes […]
